Sports Briefs

July 24, 2025

By Clay Whittington

The Belton Journal

Two former Lady Tigers softball players recently made their collegiate commitments official. Iris Molina, a shortstop, signed with Texas Lutheran, and outfielder Jacklyn Munoz signed with Mary HardinBaylor. Both players were 16- 5A All-District Honorable Mentions after helping Belton place second in the league standings and earn another trip to the playoffs.

SUMMER CAMPS

The three-day Lady Broncos softball camp is set to begin Monday, and it takes place between 9 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. each day. It is open to third- through ninth-graders. The Broncos football camp runs on the same days and times and will be available to any kindergartener through ninth-grader, but it will be split into sections based on age and ability. The cost for each camp is $60 per participant, and tickets can be purchased at BeltonTigers.com or LakeBeltonAthletics.com.

VOLLEYBALL

Tryouts are rapidly approaching for the upcoming volleyball seasons. University Interscholastic League rules allow teams to begin issuing equipment and conducting workouts on Aug. 1, and the Lady Tigers will use the date to begin their tryout process. Incoming ninthgraders will be evaluated from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., and participants should arrive to check-in between 6:30 a.m. and 6:55 a.m. Sophomores, juniors and seniors will follow from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Later in the day, all grade levels will return for a second two-hour session, beginning at 3:30 p.m. Then, all participants will return for a second day of workouts Aug. 2 with sessions running from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Athletes should arrive at least 15 minutes before each session and should wear running or volleyball shoes, knee pads, a T-shirt in school colors if possible, spandex and running shorts. They should also bring water. Additionally, all participants must have a current physical on file with the school and all necessary paperwork submitted. The Lady Tigers will be hosting a player/ parent meeting in advance of tryouts on July 31 at 5:30 p.m. inside Belton’s gymnasium. Players and parents should both attend. For more information, contact Lady Tigers head coach Haleigh Johnson at Haleigh.Johnson@BISD. net. Lake Belton will also be conducting tryouts around the same time, but specific information has not been released. UIL rules permit scrimmages to begin Aug. 8, and the first day for regular-season matches is Aug. 11.

FOOTBALL

Preparations for the upcoming football season will begin in less than a month for countless teams across the state. University Interscholastic League rules permit teams that did not participate in spring training to begin workouts Aug. 4. Belton and Lake Belton, however, took part in spring training, so each squad can begin conditioning one week later on Aug. 11. The first day the Tigers and Broncos can don pads and have full contact is Aug. 16. Both teams have a scrimmage set for Aug. 21 with Belton hosting Killeen Shoemaker and Lake Belton traveling to Copperas Cove. Each scrimmage will start at 7 p.m. The regular-season schedule kicks off Aug. 29, when the Tigers play at Pflugerville Hendrickson and the Broncos play at College Station A&M Consolidated.



BELTON BOOSTER

The Belton Tigers Athletic Booster Club has scheduled its Meet the Tiger event for Aug. 16 at 6 p.m.